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Modern Drummer is the world’s most widely read drum magazine, is dedicated entirely to the art of drumming and caters to the needs of amateur, semi-pro, and professional drummers.
Alex Marrero of Topaz & Mudphonic
I am truly honored that I was asked to participate in anything having to do with Modern Drummer. I'm also not too sure what to say here. I guess I should write about the band that I'm playing with, Topaz…
John Maloney of People in Planes
Well, as the old joke goes, "What do you call someone who hangs around with musicians?" Yes, the answer is "a drummer." Well, I'm certainly one person who does not get offended by such humor. I never classify myself as…
Eron Bucciarelli of Hawthorne Heights
Projekt Revolution was our first tour since losing our guitar player and best friend last November. I'd be lying if I said we weren't a little nervous about touring for the first time ever as a four-piece, but we were…
War Stories' Adam Barker
Hello all of my fellow drummers and percussionists. My name is Adam Barker (no relation to Travis), and I've been drumming for about thirteen years now. I'm a San Diego native, and ever since I hit puberty there's been nothing…
Nico Hartikainen of Danger Radio
Hello, everyone, and thank you to Modern Drummer for letting me write this blog! I've been reading the magazine for a long time, and it's sparked endless inspiration and creative outlets. I've been playing for about twelve years now. I…
Brandon Saller of Atreyu
Projekt Revolution Week The arrival of this year's Projekt Revolution tour came two days early for us. We had the privilege of playing a one-off show with Linkin Park in Quebec City. We'd never actually played in the "city," so…
Windsor's Ian Falgout
Hello, all. It’s been a busy and interesting year in "iangroove" land! After spending almost three years straight on the road touring with country acts, I’ve finally decided to get back to my normal world, starting with the return of…
Vince Ector
Hello to all! My name is Vince Ector, and I am a drummer/composer based out of the New York City area. I’m writing today from my hotel in Brignoles, France while waiting for transportation to the airport for our next…
Sebastian Bach's Bobby Jarzombek
Bobby Jarzombek here! I’m writing this blog from the Sebastian Bach tour bus as we’re making our way to the next show in Greensville, WI. We’re three weeks into the Poison/Dokken/Sebastian Bach US tour, and we have four more weeks…
Donnie Yal of the Sammies
I, as you can read above, am Donnie Yale. I play drums in the NC band The Sammies. (NC is better b/c we are on top for all of you reading this in SC). Our sophomore album, Sandwich, is set…
Mayhem Week! Mike Wengren of Disturbed
Mike Wengren from Disturbed here, writing in from The Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. It’s day 7 as I write this, and we’re in Phoenix, Arizona. It’s been a crazy hot one today! This tour has been really awesome so…
Mayhem Week! Brann Dailor of Mastodon
The Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem tour has been amazing so far. I kind of knew it would be a lot of fun when I saw the lineup. We’ve been friends with most of the bands on the bill for a…
Aaron R. Gillespie of Underoath
We're currently about a week into the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, and it's hot, sweaty, and fun. I was a bit nervous going into this tour, as the crowd at this festival is really, really different from any crowd…
Dave McClain with Machine Head
Well, here we are again: Machine Head is out on the road and trekking across the US. We're on about month 19 of the tour cycle for our new(est) album, The Blackening, with no end in sight. So that means…
